Indo USA Relations Flashcards
India’s foreign policy issues with USA in initial years where determined by
• Policy of non-alignment in the context of cold war.
• It welcomed aid and support from both, eastern and western blocks, without being aligned with any one of them.
• Ideal of Democracy, that have been cherished by both the countries.
• Frustrations due to debacle over Kashmir issues in U.N. where India expected US to support her.
• Stand taken by the two countries on Korean
Crisis (1950).
• Military alliances like SEATO and CENTO wherein Pakistan became a member.
Following factors train the bilateral relationship between US and India in 1960s and 1970s
relationship in 1960’s and 1970’s.
• US bombing of North Vietnam (1965).
• War between India and Pakistan where US sided with Pakistan (1965))
• Tashkent Conference showed growing
Soviet influence in the area and angered the Americans.
• Indo-Pak war (1971) where USA even threatened to enter Bay of Bengal with its own ships, against India.
Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Coopertion (1971
• India’s peaceful Nuclear explosion (1974 at Pokhran.
• National Emergency (1975-1977) in India.
India and US relation during 1980s
• India’s stance on Soviet’s presence in Afghanistan.
• U.S. supply of arms to Pakistan.
• US refusal to supply fuel for Tarapore atomic plant on the gound of not being a signatory to NPT.
• Military base at Diego-Garcia and growing presence of USA in the Indian Ocean.
• US’s threat to use Super 301 law for being unfair trade partner.
US India relations from 1990 onwards
From 1990 onwards, there was initiation of effort to improve relations between the two countries. While USA acknowledge Pakistan’s 8 to terrorism in India and South Venice stands on Kashmir. India responded by providing strategic support in the gulf war, 1990-91 The end of Cold war and disintegration of the Soviet Union further helped in strengthening this trend. But, some of the hitherto dormant issues came to the forefront and irritated the pace of cordial bilateral relationship. These includes
• U.S.A’s insistance to India to sign NPT and refusing her plea of security threat from neighbours.
• Alleged violations of Human Rights by India in dealing with secessionist movement in Punjab and North East.
• Issues of democratization of UN, NIEO, nuclear disarmament etc.
New areas of cooperation between US and India
Indo US military exercises
Cooperation in energy sector
Widening the ambit of items of trade
